Hater is the
brainchild of ex-
Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd, and is a combination of members from Soundgarden and Shepherd's previous band,
Episode, plus
John Paul McBain of
Monster Magnet. The lineup consists of:
Ben Shepherd:
guitar, foot-perated
Theremin,
vocals
Matt Cameron: drums, guitar,
bass, backup vocals
John Paul McBain: guitars
Alan Davis: bass
FORMER MEMBERS:
Bill Rieflin: drums (never a full-time member- only played a couple of
studio tracks)
Brian Wood: vocals (left after first album- also, the younger brother of the late, great
Andy Wood, singer of
Mother Love Bone)
John Waterman: bass (left after first album)
Not to
beat a dead horse to death, but this is yet another great example of the
incestuous nature of the west-coast rock scene, even ten years after the peak and death of "
grunge."
Shepherd started with a little band called
March of Crimes, then founded Episode, moved to
Mind Circus and sang for
Tic Dolly Row, then picked up the bass and played for Soundgarden before founding Hater,
Devilhead, and the incredible
Wellwater Conspiracy, each of which he sings and plays various instruments for.
Cameron began with
Feedback, which later became
Skin Yard, then moved to Soundgarden and was involved with the subsequent
Temple of the Dog project, then co-founded Hater and Wellwater Conspiracy. He also recorded with the
Tone Dogs, a
Seattle-based
jazz group, and recorded with the
Buddy Rich tribute band. Now he plays for
Pearl Jam. Oh yeah, and by the way, he sang the song "
Puberty Love" on the
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes soundtrack.
John Paul McBain started out with
Monster Magnet, and has been sticking fairly close to Ben Shepherd since, participating in Hater, Wellwater, and Devilhead.
Alan Davis has played as a studio musician with several
singer-songwriters, most notably the incredible
Mark Lanegan.
Bill Rieflin played for a long time with
Ministry, and also stinted with
Nine Inch Nails,
KMFDM, and
R.E.M. before teaming up with Shepherd in the studio for some music fun-time.
Hater has released two albums, as follows:
1993-
Hater -
A&M Records
2005-
The 2nd -
Burn Burn Burn Records
SOURCES:
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000808709
http://cycletheory.tripod.com/members.html
http://www.downundershoe.com/orig/band.html
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Matt_Cameron.html
http://www.dailytrojan.com/main.cfm?include=detail&storyid=942554